The charming tales of one mischievous cat from War Horse author & former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo A cat's nine lives are full of adventure & excitement & none more so than Montezuma the farmyard cat From a young kitten to a grand old cat he is cunning & proud while establishing his kingdom but to Matthew he's always loving & adorable A great read that kids aged 9 will love Michael Morpurgo again demonstrates why he is considered to be the master storyteller with this collection of stories Famed for animal stories such as Little Foxes Shadow The Butterfly Lion & An Eagle in the Snow The Nine Lives of Montezuma is every bit as enthralling Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children & won the Whitbread Award the Smarties Award the Circle of Gold Award the Children's Book Award & has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times